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Creation or Evolution?

G. Van Baren
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Rev. Gise J. Van Baren defends the doctrine of six-day literal creation against evolutionary theory and theistic evolution, arguing that both secular evolution and Christian accommodation to evolutionary timescales represent a dangerous departure from Scripture's authority. Van Baren insists that accepting long-age evolutionary processes—even with God included—fundamentally compromises biblical truth and cannot be dismissed as a matter of indifference to Christian faith.

Evolution is considered by well-nigh everyone as an accepted fact. It is part of science text-books. It is a presupposition which finds its way into history books. One can not enter a museum of natural history; he can not tour the national parks—without encountering the theory of evolution. I suppose that there is a good explanation for this. Rebellious man who denies God and His Sovereign power to form and direct all things, will devise a theory which explains origins apart from the power of...

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G. Van Baren
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Genesis
Genesis 1Genesis 2:4Genesis 1:31
Joel 2:31
Exodus 20:10-11
Romans 5
Hebrews 11:3
Psalms 33:9
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CreationApologeticsChristian Living
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